It was the first drive of the game. The [autotag]Iowa State Cyclones[/autotag] had the ball in a third and long situation.
[autotag]Rocco Becht[/autotag] took the snap, rolled out to the right, and threw it downfield. [autotag]Billy Bowman[/autotag] undercut the pass and picked it off. Bowman was able to stay in bounds, run across the field, and follow his blocks to the endzone. The Sooners started the game with a pick-six.
Later on, they added another interception giving them 10 for the season, which is the most among Power 5 teams.
Bowman was asked about what has led to the early season success after Saturday’s game.
“It’s honestly just preparation,” Bowman said. “Throughout the week we take that very seriously in practice breaking up passes or catching the ball and bursting 10 yards with it to create those habits. We just want to create good habits, and it travels over to the game.”
Outside of a bad angle on one of the Iowa State touchdowns, Bowman had one of his better games as a Sooner. He finished with three tackles and, of course, that pick-six. That gives him 12 tackles on the season and two interceptions. He’s now tied for the team lead with [autotag]Key Lawrence[/autotag] and [autotag]Gentry Williams[/autotag].
This secondary has a renewed confidence they need to carry over into this weekend. They’ll have their work cut out for them against one of the nation’s best-receiving groups.
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